What data jobs pay in Mountain View
The step up from senior
Staff and principal data scientist postings in Mountain View state $41K more than senior ones. Median stated base for each level.
Data scientist
$213K$254K
Senior from 26 postings, staff and above from 29
Machine learning engineer
$213K$254K
Senior from 27 postings, staff and above from 20
Who pays the most
Median stated base across each employer's Mountain View data postings. Of 9 employers with four or more postings that listed pay, these state the most.
- 1General Motors22 postings with pay$235K
- 2Intuit16 postings with pay$221K
- 3Drivemode4 postings with pay$216K
- 4Alphabet247 postings with pay$213K
- 5Gen Digital4 postings with pay$209K
- 6Commure9 postings with pay$205K
- 7Mai4 postings with pay$193K
- 8Rhoda-Ai4 postings with pay$190K
Mountain View and New York side by side
New York postings state more for 1 of the 2 roles both cities have enough postings to compare.
Common questions
What does a data scientist make in Mountain View?
Data scientist postings in Mountain View stated a median base salary of $213K in the last year. The middle half stated $179K to $254K, across 105 postings with a pay range.
What does a machine learning engineer make in Mountain View?
Machine learning engineer postings in Mountain View stated a median base salary of $213K in the last year. The middle half stated $179K to $246K, across 87 postings with a pay range.
Why are these figures lower than Levels.fyi or Glassdoor?
Those sites show pay that people report, often including stock and bonus. We show the base salary employers state in their own job postings, which is lower but covers every employer that posts a range, and each figure comes with jobs you can apply to today.
Base pay that employers stated in their own Mountain View postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title, at the midpoint of each range. Actual offers can differ. A role needs 40 postings with pay before it appears. Updated . How we count